Vocabulary List #10

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acquiesce

(v.) - to accept without protest, to agree or submitSynonyms: to comply, to accede, to consent, to yieldAntonyms: to resist, to protest, to drag one's heelsAlthough we didn't agree fully with the plan, we decided to _____ to the majority.

allure

(v.) - to entice, to tempt; to be attractive to(n.) - a strong attraction; the power to attract; to charmSynonyms: temptation, enticement; to beguile, to tantalizeAntonyms: to repel, to turn off; a repellentAfter being _____ by the reduced prizes, we discovered that our purchases were not bargains after all.

askew

(adj.) - twisted to one side, crooked(adv.) - disapprovinglySynonyms: awry, lopsided, cockeyedAntonyms: straight, symmetricalHe appeared at the meeting wearing his tie all _____.

(n.) - one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised(adj.) - explanatorySynonyms: a defender, a champion; an interpreterAntonyms: a critic, an adversary, a faultfinder, a detractorThe gentleman was an ardent _____ of modern art.

(adj.) - to be regretted or pitiedSynonyms: deplorable, regrettable, distressingAntonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, laudableWe can all agree that unethical behavior is _____, but what are we willing to do about it.

misnomer

(n.) - an unsuitable or misapplied nameSynonyms: a misnaming, a malapropismAntonyms: The publisher, who thought that the book's title was a _____, decide to change it.

profess

(v.) - to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, to pretendSynonyms: to assert, to declare, to proclaim, to purportAntonyms: to disclaim, to disavow, to repudiateThe new CEO _____ satisfaction in our work.

respite

(n.) - a period of relief and restSynonyms: an interval, an intermission, a lull; a "breather"Antonyms: After undergoing surgery, the patient sought _____ from worry.

retribution

(n.) - a repayment; a deserved punishmentSynonyms: recompense, requital, just desertsAntonyms: For the innumerable crimes he had committed, the dictator had good reason to fear _____.

(n.) - the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any fieldSynonyms: the forefront, the cutting edge; trailblazerAntonyms: the rearguard, the straggler, the laggardHis new technological device placed him in the _____ of progress.

wastrel

(n.) - a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothingSynonyms: a loafer, an idler; a squanderer, a profligateAntonyms: a skinflint, a tightwad, a miserWe watched a movie about the self-destructive life of a _____.